Willen Surname

147,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Willen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2341:293,72727,220
Germany8921:90,25311,357
Switzerland3411:24,0853,801
Belgium2931:39,2386,423
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

The alternate forms: Willén (408) & Willèn (1) are calculated separately.

Willen (1,997) may also be a first name.

Willen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Willen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Willen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Willén or Willèn. For other potential spellings of Willen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,349th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,425,140 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Willen are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Willen is also the 169,171st most common first name world-wide, held by 1,997 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,234 people, or 1 in 293,727. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 15 percent reside, Maryland, where 13 percent reside and Kentucky, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Willen occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Willen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willen last name rose 502 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willen surname are 6.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning $53,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willén94408/
Willèn941/
Willien92181/
Willeen923/
Whillen921/
Wuillen921/
Wilhlen921/
Willhen920/
Wilen911,547/
Willn9139/
Willenth861/
Wilhllen861/
Willentt860/
Willem837,431/
Billen833,964/
Villen832,939/
Wellen832,865/
Willin83446/
Wailen8384/
Wilien8336/
Wihlen8319/
Wijlen8315/
Wüllen8315/
Wyllen839/
Wilenø837/
Wileen836/
Willyn835/
Weilen835/
Uillen834/
Willne831/
Whilen830/
Wiln8017/
Wlen802/
Villien77713/
Villoen7786/
Wellenc7722/
Wilhlem7718/
Wuillin7713/
Willhem7711/
Wuillem7711/
Whellen772/
Billeen772/
Villent772/
Vuillen772/
Villeng772/
Huillen771/
Billenn771/
Weallen771/
Weileen771/
Wellien771/
Viollen771/
Villaen771/
Villend771/
Wailien771/
Willimn771/
Weilien771/
Willinn771/
Wellend770/
Whailen770/
Waillin770/
Whillin770/
Wilén73815/
Welen73145/
Wilin7385/
Wylen7376/
Wilne7319/
Wålen7318/
Villn7317/
Welln733/
Wilèn732/
Bllen731/
Wllin731/
Wilnt731/
Wlehn731/
Billn731/
Whlen730/
Wilnn730/
Vuillien7165/
Willynck7138/
Hwelleng7121/
Willinck719/
Villenne711/
D'Willem711/
Wheallen710/
Willling710/
Wuilling710/
Huillien710/
Bellen6710,530/
Wellem672,068/
Willim671,683/
Whelen67512/
Villin67358/
Billin67314/
Wellin67310/
Weilin67282/
Waylen67261/
Villem67212/
Wählen67180/
Vellen67150/
Villén67132/
Weelen67121/
Wellén6739/
Wihlén6726/
Villyn6720/
Wailin6717/
Villín6714/
Wln6713/
Wylene6711/
Wlling677/
Welien676/
Wåhlen676/
Wiglin675/
Wellne673/
Willénová671/
Whilin671/
Wellng671/
Wllina671/
Uillin671/
Wellengue671/
Büllen671/
Hwilin671/
Hwelen671/
Wilgne671/
Wleehn671/
Weylen670/
Whlien670/
Bllenn670/
Wealen670/
Whellehen670/

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Willen Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willen
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